Native American theatre is rooted from ancient rituals and communal celebrations that were about their spiritual beliefs rooted from centuries of indigenous community. This type of theatre is marked with cosmic significance, and the audience is included as participants, rather than being passive spectators. Native theatre had tremendous difficulties because conquest by whites destroyed a lot of their cultures and their nations entirely. Because they were forced into reservations and dominated by Western beliefs, it had a negative influence on their drama. Nevertheless, many dramas like Plains Sun Dances, Iroquois False Face Drama, Cheyenne Sacred Arrow Ceremony, and the Navajo chantways survived into the 20th century.These groups honored Native American rituals and united their communities which were torn apart for so long. Hanay Gelogamah's theatre ensemble in the 1970's used "western" drama to transmit Native traditions and values. Even though there have been isolated attempts to encourage Native American drama, there is really only a small amount of contemporary literature being written by Natives. Performances that celebrate their culture are very infrequent, and not mainstream at all. The good thing is that annual powwows and ritualistic enactments still continue.